How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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The clear and present danger
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; _( w3 n$ s6 ~* IIf the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as公仔箱論壇& ?1 D: L! a7 O' [9 F1 \' L; [* E
picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.' i/ L8 s( K1 v. R
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many! ?( s8 `& F/ N9 H
new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those
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* L' J+ |7 H. P7 I" K& N/ eHow about Malaysia a hundred years from now?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" F3 m. M. z# e- M
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Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight
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6 }1 {5 K; w7 x. ]8 W/ Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays
: f3 u5 H6 g4 ~# P8 f/ o% min 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
, {' h2 a' z/ c' \5 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbChinese population less and less.
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The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of
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but because those who could afford would have sent their childrenos.tvboxnow.com% ?5 `- ~8 I7 {0 a3 B! Q
overseas, who would decide not to come back.
% h5 L: x9 Y. p, w$ C" Qos.tvboxnow.com"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems
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% Y! p" u1 P* E" D1 Z5 k" r公仔箱論壇MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks公仔箱論壇6 {9 h" x6 m. W! {; ]
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.
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If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
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hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to
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glimpse of one or two of them.公仔箱論壇 s) z x) \) }/ s; x* V4 g
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will not be reduced to a rare species by then.
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The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady: T2 C- k. r6 R2 j1 u- a- H. D
decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,
7 ]8 [5 K3 |! i& E e' D5 m$ {os.tvboxnow.comthey will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive
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' W- J3 H0 C6 D: c+ s' f" u3 f. g3 ^0 CThis is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.4 A" B+ |( q" y
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1 I) l, B! n% d+ p# Bos.tvboxnow.comhelplessly for such a destiny to befall them.! T, R0 K0 c& B I
4 s: S1 @$ O! ? o0 ~' g# Z# W- U8 itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
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% }% `9 |3 D- U; G( W* v+ Spredestination.公仔箱論壇: L% f* E7 l6 H0 T0 g
( w7 C8 M7 f& I- |4 }TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese$ c' K2 A; e8 P0 m2 [- q: p
Malaysians. If the country's policies get more and moretvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ m X B4 g6 ^3 A
ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese
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exit the country in droves.os.tvboxnow.com+ c+ u4 z |% Z# m, R) C
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
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common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of3 `' |3 d V# m! G$ S% k% F% s
secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have aTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ e3 m3 ]+ q% x! t, H& d; L
much more promising future here.
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Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most important公仔箱論壇) e8 S: |+ ~* Y
element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will
& g( M3 _9 t0 \* [ ebe their very own competitiveness.
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+ p W5 z. a+ @: I. `0 V7 w/ @$ Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbobscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if ourtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- ^" {/ ?' D7 W7 S/ P
internal conditions remain this bleak.
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from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.
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Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking
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danger.
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* C( p, c9 h7 o; j% H; }3 cos.tvboxnow.comWhat the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and% _) \: S1 f1 P7 s+ i
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